If someone was in your house, you’d know … Wouldn’t you?If someone was in your house, you’d know … Wouldn’t you?Narrated by Claire-Louise English and Lara Steward, who are both members of the deaf community.But the Hunter family are deaf, and don’t hear a thing when a shocking crime takes place in the middle of the night. Instead, they wake up to their worst nightmare: the murder of their daughter.The police call Paige Northwood to the scene to interpret for the witnesses. They’re in shock, but Paige senses the Hunters are hiding something.One by one, people from Paige’s community start to fall under suspicion. But who would kill a little girl?Was it an intruder?Or was the murderer closer to home?This mystery will keep you up all night – perfect for fans of The Silent Patient and Cara Hunter. Don’t miss Silent Night, the second book in the series.‘Sinister, layered, atmospheric … I couldn’t turn the pages quickly enough’ Debbie Howells‘A nail-biting page-turner of a thriller … The sense of a community isolated, and all the conflicts and tensions that brings, adds satisfying layers of complexity’ James Oswald‘Delicate, brutal, impossible to put down. The Silent House is a disquieting thriller’ Ross Armstrong‘A unique, chilling, fast-paced read that plunges you into a world of silence that has so much to say’ Deborah Masson‘A superb innovation for the crime genre … a brilliantly terrifying premise and a twisty, gripping tale’ Philippa EastEarly readers love The Silent House…‘Sinister, layered, atmospheric … I couldn’t turn the pages quickly enough’ Debbie Howells‘A nail-biting page-turner of a thriller … The sense of a community isolated, and all the conflicts and tensions that brings, adds satisfying layers of complexity’ James Oswald‘Delicate, brutal, impossible to put down. The Silent House is a disquieting thriller’ Ross Armstrong‘A unique, chilling, fast-paced read that plunges you into a world of silence that has so much to say’ Deborah Masson‘A superb innovation for the crime genre . . . a brilliantly terrifying premise and a twisty, gripping tale’ Philippa East‘A strong and terrifically terrifying debut’ The Nerd Daily‘Fans of female amateur sleuths will like this one, and the insight into the deaf community gives it a unique slant’ Shots Magazine‘Gives insight into a community that many readers may not be familiar with, incorporating the difficulties faced by members of the deaf community into a cracking narrative. Pattison shows real skill, weaving the story around the characters and their needs’ Up! Magazine‘Crime thriller of the decade’ ***** NetGalley Review‘Phenomenal’ ***** NetGalley Review‘Utterly enthralling’ ***** NetGalley Review‘It will keep you on the edge of your seat’ ***** NetGalley Review‘Chilling concept and a stunning read’ ***** NetGalley Review‘A brilliantly written book with many twists and turns’ ***** NetGalley ReviewThe gripping mystery that will keep you up all nightAfter studying English at university, Nell Pattison became a teacher and specialised in Deaf education. She has been teaching in the Deaf community for 12 years in both England and Scotland, working with students who use BSL. Nell began losing her hearing in her twenties, but still refuses to wear her hearing aids. She lives in North Lincolnshire with her husband and child. The Silent House is her debut novel.The gripping mystery that will keep you up all night• Avon’s biggest debut launch of Spring 2020 – an original, concept-led thriller with a difference, the new gripping read for crime and dark women’s fiction fans alike• This will be an unmissable creative campaign• Your family is asleep. The house is in darkness. And in the middle of the night, one of you is killed. But you don’t hear a thing – because your family is deaf, and had no idea someone was creeping through your midst…• Writing from her own experience as a British Sign Language teacher and hearing aid user, Nell Pattison introduces Paige Northwood, a BSL interpreter who gets drawn into a police investigation of a terrifying crime• Perfect for fans of Alex Michaelides’ The Silent Patient, Cara Hunter’s In the Dark and JP Delaney’s The Girl BeforeCompetition: The;Holiday;Troubled Blood;Thursday Murder Club;House Guest;Impostor;Wife;How to Disappear;Keep Her Quiet;Promise;Guest List;Perfect Couple;Lies;Taken;Family Upstairs;Sleepless. by;T.M. Logan;Robert Galbraith;Richard Osman;Mark Edwards;LJ Ross;Shalini Boland;Gillian McAllister;Emma Curtis;Lisa Jewell
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